Where does “cwifr” come from?

cwifr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh cwufr, from Middle English quiver, from Anglo-Norman quivre, from Old Dutch cocare.

cwifr (Welsh): quiver

Definitions

  1. quiver

Ancestry of “cwifr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcwufr—
2Middle EnglishquiverA quiver; A vulva; fast, speedy, rapid
3Anglo-Normanquivrequiver
4Old Dutchcocare—
Every word from Old Dutch cocare →Every word from Anglo-Norman quivre →Every word from Middle English quiver →